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Where did I Leave My Footprints? Lin Xian-tang’s Journey to Europe

Publication date: 28 Nov 2013
Author: Ou Yi-han |Staff member of the Archives of Institute of Taiwan History

Lin Xian-tang (1881-1956), one of the figures in Traveling in Time Exhibition, was the leader of the Lin Family from Wufeng, Taichung. On May 15, 1927, he took the Fengshan Ferry from the Keelung Port with his two sons Pan-long and You-long starting to travel around in Europe and America. They spent 378 days visiting ten countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Switzerland. In his diary, Lin Xian-tang wrote of what he had seen in his journey and hoped to broaden Taiwanese’s knowledge of Western culture. Now, let’s follow Lin’s steps by reading The Diary of Mr. Guan-yuan in 1927 to visit Europe!

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Academia Sinica popular science media "Research for You" features a special article introducing the exclusive collection of "Taiwan Shinminpo" series newspapers
2024-07-10

In recent years, the Institute of Taiwan History has curated an exclusive collection of "Taiwan Shinminpo" series newspapers from the Japanese colonial period. With the comprehensive online availability of these digital newspaper materials, they have been widely utilized across various fields. The significance of these historical newspaper archives has garnered attention from Academia Sinica popular science media, "Research for You." They have specially crafted an article titled "Extra! Taiwan Shinminpo Revived! Revealing the Century-old History of Passionate Journalism at Taiwan History Archives," which uses accessible language to introduce the archival team's journey in organizing these newspaper materials, new research findings, and uncovering the spirited history of Taiwanese journalism from a century ago.

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